Ice-creeper.



LGZEL.

ICE ORBEPER.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.17, 1912 1,031,426. Patented July 2, 1912.

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UNITED STATES JAMES CZEL, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

ICE-CREEPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Application filed February 17, 1912. Serial No. 678,218.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES (12131., a subjectof the King of Hungary, residing at' Bridgeport, in the county ofFair-field and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ice creepers, and the primary object of myinvention is to provide a novel plate that can be easily and quicklyclamped to the heel of a shoe to prevent a person from slipping uponicy, smooth or frozen surfaces.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ice creeper withdetachable calks or prongs that can be removed, sharpened or renewedwhen broken.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and ref erence willnow be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of anice creeper in accordance with this invention, and Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same as applied to the heel of ashoe.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a plate conforming in plan to the shapeof the heel, and formed integral with said plate and at right anglesthereto are lugs 2 and 3. The lugs 2 are adapted to engage the innerside of a heel 4 and adjustably mounted in the lugs 3 are clampingscrews 5 having heads 6 for engaging the outer side of the heel 4. Thelugs 2 are located at the side edges of the plate 1 and the lugs 3spaced apart whereby the screws 5 can readily cooperate with the lugs 2in retaining the plate 1 upon the bottom of the heel.

The bottom side of the plate 1 is provided with bosses 7 and extendingthrough said plate and said bosses are detachable calks 8 in the form ofscrews 9 having pointed or tapered ends 10. The calks 8 are located inproximity to the lugs 2 and 3 and said calks project a sufiicientdistance below said plate whereby they can engage in a smooth surfaceand prevent the plate 1 from skidding or slipping upon the smoothsurface.

What I claim is An ice creeper comprising a plate conforming in plan tothe shape of a heel, a plurality of bosses depending from the lower faceof said plate, said plate formed with a plurality of openings extendingthrough said bosses and having screw threaded walls, headed screwsengaging the threaded walls of said openings and depending below saidplate, the heads of said screws being countersunk in the upper face ofsaid plate, vertically disposed lugs projecting from the forward edge ofsaid plate at each end of said edge, vertically disposed spaced lugsformedintegral with the upper face of said plate at the rear thereof andhaving their outer faces forming a continuation of the side edge of theplate, adjustable clamping screws carried by said lugs at the rear ,of

said plate, and heads mounted upon the for-' ward ends of said screwsand cooperating with the lugs at the forward end of the plate formaintaining the plate in position upon a heel.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES CZlilL.

Witnesses KALozr KAnoLz, STEVE I-IAJos.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

